CVE-2009-3490

Severity :

Medium

Published :

2009-09-30

Modified :

2010-08-21

Base Score :

6.8

Details :

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.